Immigrants

Walking into a collection of red modest-looking warehouse buildings in Frogtown — one of Saint Paul’s most diverse neighborhoods — I was immediately transported to the setting of a Southeast Asian street market. The aura of the location brought back childhood memories of weekly trips to the local Indian street market and the aroma of exotic delicacies and freshly baked sesame bread tingled my tastebuds and made my mouth water. An intricate crisscross of shops selling everything from Hmong music, pretty embroidered dresses, utensils, toilet paper and fresh meat, with roughly a third of the stalls dedicated to food immediately greeted my eyes.

Since March 18, Cracked Walnut has been presenting 20 literary readings across the metro area, and one reading in Duluth. These readings feature a mixture of over 50 poets and prose artists. The series will conclude on April 12 at Cafe Bene in St. Paul.

Oprime en los videos para escuchar tres perspectivas sobre el tema de las licencias de manejar en Minnesota.

Click on the videos (one above, two below) to hear three perspectives on drivers' licenses in Minnesota. Two of the videos are in Spanish but we have provided brief synopses in English.